Onna (Italy)
Italy quake survivors get new homes
Sep 15, 2009 13:51 EDT
Italy hands over 1st new houses to survivors of April 6 quake as temblors strike Tuscany. Premier Silvio Berlusconi handed out keys Monday to some of the first new homes for survivors of the April 6 earthquake that devastated parts of central Italy.
'Miracle' fresco find in Italy's quake-hit village: officials
Aug 11, 2009 20:00 EDT
People in the quake-hit mountain village of Onna, near l'Aquila, are talking of a miracle after officials announced Wednesday the discovery of a 15th-century fresco during work on a church.
'Worst to come' warning as G8 leaders gather
Jul 06, 2009 20:00 EDT
G8 leaders gathering here Wednesday faced deepening crises in Iran and China and a warning that the worst political and social effects of the global economic downturn are still to come.
World leaders gather in Italy for key G8 summit
Jul 06, 2009 20:00 EDT
The world's most powerful leaders gathered in Italy on Tuesday on the eve of a G8 summit aimed at finding common ground on how to tackle the global economic crisis, climate change and turmoil in Iran.
Italy hopes for quake reconstruction pledges at G8
Jul 02, 2009 15:55 EDT
Italy using G8 summit to urge participants to 'adopt' quake-damaged monuments. Italy is using the upcoming Group of Eight summit in quake-devastated central Italy to encourage participating countries to adopt monuments damaged in the temblor and pledge to help restore them.
Pope demands soul-searching after Italy quake
Apr 28, 2009 17:40 EDT
Pope demands soul-searching by those responsible for poor construction in Italy quake zone. Pope Benedict XVI embraced the survivors of Italy's deadly earthquake Tuesday as he walked through their muddy tent camp and demanded "serious soul-searching" from those responsible for the shoddy construction blamed for many of the 296 deaths.
Pope urges 'rebirth' of Italian quake zone
Apr 27, 2009 20:00 EDT
Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday called for a "rebirth" of central Italy's Abruzzo region as he paid an emotional visit to survivors of an earthquake that claimed nearly 300 lives three weeks ago.
Pope urges 'rebirth' of Italian quake zone
Apr 27, 2009 20:00 EDT
Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday called for a "rebirth" of central Italy's Abruzzo region as he paid an emotional visit to survivors of an earthquake that claimed nearly 300 lives three weeks ago.
Pope urges 'rebirth' of Italian quake zone
Apr 27, 2009 20:00 EDT
Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday called for a "rebirth" of central Italy's Abruzzo region, on a visit there three weeks after a devastating earthquake killed 295 people and left thousands homeless.
Pope calls for 'rebirth' of Italy quake zone
Apr 27, 2009 20:00 EDT
Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday visited Onna, the village worst hit by the earthquake three weeks ago in central Italy, calling for the devastated region to be "reborn".
Italy marks anti-Nazi uprising amid debate
Apr 25, 2009 14:12 EDT
Day commemorating Italy's anti-Nazi uprising opens debate about honoring fascist fighters. Italy commemorated the anniversary of its anti-Nazi uprising Saturday amid a fierce debate over a proposal by Premier Silvio Berlusconi's conservative forces to honor Italians who died fighting for the fascists.
Pope to visit Italy's quake-hit area on April 28
Apr 18, 2009 10:25 EDT
Pope to visit Italy's quake area April 28, stop at tent city housing survivors, meet rescuers. Pope Benedict XVI will tour towns damaged by Italy's earthquake and visit a tent city of survivors in an effort to restore hope and solidarity for the area's reconstruction, the Vatican said Saturday.
Italy's quake-stricken cling to faith for comfort
Apr 08, 2009 14:04 EDT
Grieving believers cling to their faith after deadly Italian quake hits during Holy Week. In the shadows of an earthquake-ravaged church, Marisa Giacomo fingered a rosary Wednesday as she sat among a pile of plastic bags stuffed with a few hastily salvaged possessions.
Strong aftershocks hit Italy; survivor found
Apr 07, 2009 20:03 EDT
Strong aftershocks sent a fresh wave of fear across earthquake-shattered central Italy, and rescue crews pulled a young woman alive from a collapsed building about 42 hours after the main quake struck the mountainous region.
Strong aftershocks hit Italy; survivor found
Apr 07, 2009 18:21 EDT
Strong aftershocks Tuesday sent a fresh wave of fear across earthquake-shattered central Italy, and rescue crews pulled a young woman alive from a collapsed building about 42 hours after the main quake struck the mountainous region.
Strong aftershocks hit Italy; survivor found
Apr 07, 2009 18:03 EDT
Strong aftershocks Tuesday sent a fresh wave of fear across earthquake-shattered central Italy, and rescue crews pulled a young woman alive from a collapsed building about 42 hours after the main quake struck the mountainous region.
Strong aftershocks hit Italy; survivor found
Apr 07, 2009 17:24 EDT
Strong aftershocks Tuesday sent a fresh wave of fear across earthquake-shattered central Italy, and rescue crews pulled a young woman alive from a collapsed building about 42 hours after the main quake struck the mountainous region.
Death of a village: Losses devastate Italian town
Apr 07, 2009 16:33 EDT
Death of a village: Italy's quake takes terrible toll in Onna, where 40 of 300 people are dead. Some stumbled around dazed, still wearing the pajamas they fled in. Others wept or stared at heart-wrenching items jutting out of a pile of rubble three stories high: a child's shattered guitar, a little girl's play stroller ? a bloodstained mattress.
Aftershocks rattle L'Aquila as toll hits 200
Apr 06, 2009 20:00 EDT
Earthquake aftershocks rocked the Italian city of L'Aquila on Tuesday, raining fresh lumps of debris as rescuers pulled out more survivors and the death toll passed 200.
Italian rescuers hunt survivors as quake kills 179
Apr 06, 2009 20:00 EDT
Rescuers raced against time to find survivors from a powerful earthquake that killed at least 179 people in central Italy and left tens of thousand homeless.
